Water-cooler.



PATBNTED DEG. 20, 1904. C. P. GONVER. l

WATER COOLER.

APPLIGATION FILED APB. 27, 19o-1.

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UNITED STATES '.Patented December 20, 1904.

CHARLES F. CONOVER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WATER-COOLER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 778,012, dated December 20, 1904.

Application iiled April 27. 1904. Serial No. 205,077.

To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, CHARLES F. CoNovEE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Water-Cooler, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved water-cooler arranged to permit automatic charging of the water-cooling receptacle from the water-supply vessel, to insure a proper cooling of the water in the said receptacle by the minimum use of ice, and to prevent ice from coming in Contact with the water in the cooling-receptacle.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter-and then pointed out in the claim.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represen-ted in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is a perspective View of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan View of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional 4side elevation of the overflow-pipe in the ice-box and its connection with the discharge-pipe.

The ice-box A of the water-cooler is set on the table or platform B of a suitably-constructed stand B, and the top A of the said ice-box is provided witha cover or lid C for conveniently filling the ice-box with ice whenever it is deemed necessary to do so.

In the ice-box A is set a water-cooling re-V ceptacle D,'preferably in the form of a cylindrical earthen jar, extending with its upper end through a suitable opening in the top A of the ice-box somewhat to one side of the cover or lid C, as plainly shown in the drawings, to permit of opening and closingthe said cover or lid C without disturbing the watercooling receptacle D. The latter is provided near its lower end with a draw-off faucet E, extending through one side of the ice-box A to permit of drawing cooled water from the receptacle D into a glass F, supported on an extension B2, forming part of the platform or table B of the stand B.

rIhe upper end of the water-cooling receptacle D extends a distance above the top of the ice-box A, and on its upper end is arranged a gasket D, of rubber or cther suitable elastic material, for forming a seat for the water-supply vessel G, held in an inverted position, so that the base of its neck G is seated on the gasket D and the mouthof the neck extends down into the receptacle D a distance below the top thereof, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 2.

By the arrangement described the water in the supply vessel G fills the cooling-receptacle D up to a short distance above the mouth of the neck G', and this level is completely maintained when water is drawn off from the receptacle D by the draw-O' faucet E.

In order to supply the upper end of the water-cooling receptacle D with pure air, an air inlet and filtering device is provided, consisting of a pipe H, connected with the upper outer end of the receptacle D, and on this pipe H is held a cup H, filled with a wet sponge H2 or similar filtering material.

In order to keep the drinking-water contained in the receptacle D at a proper temperature, I prefer to maintain the water from the melting ice in the ice-box A at a certain level in the lower portion of the said ice-box, and for this purpose an overiioW-pipe A2 is secured to the bottom of the box A and extends inside of the box to a desired height, so that the water from the melting ice will stand in the ice-box A to the upper end of the said overflow-pipe A2. The lower end of the overflow-pipe A2 registers with an opening A3 in the'bottom of the box A, and this opening leads to a discharge-pipe I, secured to the platform B and discharging into a pail J or other suitable receptacle removably held on 4the stand B. The extension B' is arranged to retain drip-water from the draw-off faucet E and glass F, and this extension is connected by a drain-pipe I/ with the pipe I.

The stand B is preferably formed of the table or platform B' and the legs B3, screwed at their upper ends into the said table B', thel IOO B5, having openings for the passage of the legs. The plate B5 forms the support for the pail J. The construction ofthe stand is very simple, and the severaLparts can be readily disconnected and packed into little space| for convenient shipping or storing purposes.

In order to permit of draining the ice-box A completely of water whenever it is desired to do so, a suitable drain-olf cock K is connected with the bottom of the box and arranged to discharge the water into'the pail J whenever the said drain-cock is opened for the purpose'mentioned.

By the arrangement described the interior of the ice-box A is completely separate from the interior of the water-cooling receptacle D, and consequently pieces of ice are not liable to fall into the said receptacle D when filling the ice-box A with ice.4 ,By the arrangement described contamination of the drinking-water in the receptacle D by ice is entirely prevented, and consequently purehealthful drinking-water is furnished. It will also be seen that bythe arrangement described the supply vessel G can be readily placed in position on the receptacle D without disturbing any of the parts of the ice-box A or the ice contained therein.

The rubber gasket D prevents air, dust, and other impurities from passingl into the receptacle D and the'water contained therein,

so that air can only enter by way of the airfiltering device.

The device is very simple and durable in construction, 4can be cheaply manufactured, and is not liable to easily get out of order.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent.-

A water-cooler comprising an ice-box having a top provided with a cover and an opening spaced from the said cover, a water-,cooling jar set in the said ice-box adjacent to one side thereof and extending through the said opening a distance above the said top, the upper end of the jar being open and provided with a gasket, a water-d raw-oil faucet leading from the4 side of the said' jar and extending through the wall of the ice-box to the outside thereof,

anfinverted water-supply vessel seated with its neck on the said gasket. and having its mouth below the level of the-Water in the'jar as long as the said supply vessel contains water, and an air inlet and filtering deviceconsisting of a pipe attached to the side of the jar at a point between the gasket and the normal level of the water in the jar, a cup held on the outerv end of the pipe, and a filtering. 

